Traveling on 202 take the Paoli Pike exit. At the end of the exit ramp turn right and go past the West Goshen Shopping Center. Go through three traffic lights - the entrance to the West Goshen Shopping Center, Turner Lane and Bolmar Avenue. After the third light at the intersection of Gay and Bolmar, turn right into the Gay Street Plaza. The entrance to the plaza is past the dry cleaners and the DK Diner. Turn into the parking lot. We are in the rear of the big building on the left next to Frazer TV and across from the billiard club.

Traveling on High Street turn onto Market Street. Go through traffic lights at Walnut, Matlack, and Adams. At the traffic light at the corner of Market and Bolmar, turn left onto Bolmar. Go one block and turn left at the traffic light onto Gay Street. After the light at the intersection of Gay and Bolmar, turn right into the Gay Street Plaza. The entrance to the plaza is past the dry cleaners and the DK Diner. Turn into the parking lot. We are in the rear of the big building on the left next to Frazer TV and across from the billiard club.

Pam Walsh

Pam Walsh, 500 hour E.R.Y.T, owner and operator of "The Spirit of Yoga", has a BS and MS equivalency in Health and Physical Education. Her love for yoga and teaching led her to open The Spirit of Yoga in West Chester in March of 1999. She took her first yoga class in 1973 and has been practicing yoga ever since. Pam's dedication to lifelong study and practice has led her to many yoga instructors including Richard Freeman, Beryl Bender Birch, Rodney Yee, Erich Schiffman, David Swenson, and many others. Pam also completed her teacher training with Tias Little. She enjoys teaching yoga and sharing her experiences with students at West Chester University, several local corporations, and The Spirit of Yoga studio. She developed the 200 & 500 hour yoga teacher training program and loves introducing her students to the joys of teaching yoga.

Danielle Anastasi

Danielle Anastasi started practicing yoga in 1999 at the Spirit of Yoga. It was then that she discovered a passion for the practice. She completed the teacher training program with Pam Walsh, where she studied a variety of yoga. Danielle has been teaching yoga classes since 2005 and enjoys sharing her love of yoga with others.

Susan Banks

Susan Banks, 500 Hour E.R.Y.T., Susan has been practicing yoga for over 25 years and teaching since 1992. She initially took up yoga to compliment her Aerobic teaching, but finds she teaches more yoga classes than fitness these days. She has studied various styles with numerous teachers over the years which she thinks shows in her eclectic practice. Known for her more vigorous practices in which she correlates body awareness with anatomy and cuing. Although Susan teaches Power Yoga, she still manages to teach beginner yoga that allows students to stretch their potential.

Sarah Beck, 500 Hour ERYT, RPYT, MFP, discovered her love of yoga while attending classes at The Spirit of Yoga in 2000. Since then, she has studied a variety of yoga styles, which she blends into her classes. She is certified in Vinyasa Flow, Ashtanga & Prenatal Yoga, and has attended many yoga related workshops & lectures. Sarah specializes in prenatal care and wellness. She is certified by Motherwell as a Maternity Fitness Professional and Yoga Alliance as a Prenatal Yoga Instructor. She is a Childbirth International Certified Birth Doula, and holds a diploma in Childbirth Education. In 2007, she studied Thai Yoga Bodywork with Michael Buck. Sarah is completed her studies with the School of Shamanic Methods, is a Reiki Master, and does a variety of energy work. Sarah has an office is located at The Spirit of Yoga in West Chester where she regularly meets with clients.

Nancy Gentle Boudrie

Nancy Gentle Boudrie is committed to teaching individuals to become masters of their own mind. As a Reiki master and teacher, as well as a certified meditation instructor and practitioner, she helps individuals find inner peace, reclaim their sense of self and embrace wellness and light. Nancy’s certification, training and accomplishments include Usui Reiki Master & Teacher, Spirit School of Intuitive of Arts, MBSR Professional Training with Dr Jon Kabat-Zinn Saki Santorelli, Yoga Life Institute Meditation Teacher Training, and Transformation Meditation Training. She is also the creator of Welcome Inner Balance, a visually guided meditation CD. Services and workshops are available at Awaken With Light’s studio or Nancy can customize a package for the location of your choice. Nancy's office is located at The Spirit of Yoga in West Chester. To schedule an appointment, please contact Nancy at awakenwithlight@gmail.com.

Maggie Christy

Maggie Christy received her training in massage therapy with Telema Hess, founder of Omega Healing Arts School, and Omega Bodworks+ located in Chestnut Hill, PA. Maggie offers an intriguing blend of therapies to address your personal needs, integrating many modalities and engaging the five senses in her bodywork sessions. Her massage covers the spectrum from therapeutic and sports applications to healing energy work and deep relaxation. She is also trained in Lypossage. She has great respect for our innate ability to heal our own bodies through the use of guided breath, emotional release, healing touch, and conscious relaxation techniques, and believes that we experience health and wellbeing through balancing the needs of our mind, body and spirit. Maggie brings an experiential background in meditation, breathwork, visualization, Chi Kung and personal growth. She is a Reiki Master and has completed training in a variety of other energy work. For any further questions or to schedule a session, please call Maggie at 610-883-7288 or send an email to Maggie at MHC.MTM@gmail.com.

Judy Curiel

Judy Curiel (Padma Bhakti), Ph.D., 500 Hour RYT, YACEP, began a daily yoga practice in 2004 and completed the Fall 2007 Teacher Training at The Spirit of Yoga. Her passion is making yoga available to people in any physical condition, of all ages and of all body types. She loves to share many modifications and adaptations in her classes. She has studied Restorative Yoga with Dr. Judith Lasater, the foremost authority on Restorative Yoga, and earned the titles of a Relax and Renew Trainer® and an Advanced Relax and Renew Trainer®. Judy also studied Restorative Yoga with Jane Fryer, Shannon Paige and Sudha Lundeen. She believes in creating a safe and inviting environment for all students and she received her trauma-informed yoga teaching certificate from Trauma-Informed Lens Yoga in April, 2017. Off the mat, she teaches part-time at two local colleges after retiring as a public school educator of thirty years. She is a certified ChildLight Instructor™ and a certified Let Your Yoga Dance® for Special Populations Instructor. Presently, she is enrolled in the 500 hour yoga teacher training at Kripalu. Off the mat, she has been an educator for over thirty years and has taught students of all ages from Kindergarten to College but there is a special place in her heart for teenagers.

Donna Davis

Donna Davis is a Therapeutic Body Worker and Reiki Practitioner. She Certified Massage Therapist with 20 years of experience. Donna enjoys working with both animals and humans. She specializes in variety of hands on and energetic modalities, including Reflexology. Donna works in our West Chester studio. Please contact her at 610-324-5428 or 2bserenitysprings@gmail.com to schedule an appointment.

Brandon DeWane

I am a Rolfer and a Biodynamic Craniosacral Therapist. Both approaches help bodies to better organize around our midline and health. Both are a wholistic approach, meaning the body is treated as a whole unit of function, while not just focusing on a problem or preoccupation.

Rolfing works with how our bodies relate to gravity, for example: with ease or tension? Both approaches work with all the systems of the body, not just limited to muscle, fascia or tissue. I help bodies become free from trauma and patterns that take away balance and ease. By unpatterning these preoccupations, the body gets closer to its natural neutral or "blueprint" design.

Jeanette Donahue

Jeanette Donahue discovered the transformative healing effects of Reflexology and Reiki while tending to the needs of her family. She discovered that reflexing her children's feet and providing Reiki greatly reduced the symptoms of colds and seasonal allergies. She also discovered that reflexing my husband's feet helped his stressed muscles to relax and provide a deeper sleep. Wanting to share the benefits of Reflexology and Reiki with others, she decided to start Soles Up! She is certified in integrative Reflexology by Claire Marie Miller, and currently studying with the Baltimore School of Reflexology.

Heather Jacoby

Heather Jacoby LCSW, 200 RYT , In March, 2011, Heather met Danielle Anastasi, a teacher at The Spirit of Yoga, and after taking her class was immediately inspired to follow the path of yoga in a journey toward personal healing. During that first class, Heather found peace that she had forgotten existed and became dedicated to the practice. Since then, she has become excited to share yoga with others. She completed her 200 hour yoga teacher training with Pam Walsh, under the mentorship of Danielle. Heather has not only been teaching, but also incorporating the benefits of mindfulness and asana Into her professional work as a Licensed Clinical Social Worker. Her goal is to support individuals in finding their own truth both on and off the mat.

Wendy Keslick, RYT, LMT & owner of In Harmony Life, is a graduate of Temple University where she earned a Bachelor of Science specializing in Exercise Science/Kinesiology, Pennsylvania School of Muscle Therapy where she received her massage certification, and the Spirit of Yoga where she completed the 200-hour teacher training program. In addition, she continues to further her studies in massage, yoga, nutrition, meditation and other modalities of health and wellness from a holistic perspective. She co-founded Galen International Health, a 501(c)3 nonprofit that promotes health and wellness and prevent disease locally and globally through providing health education and services from a multicultural and transcultural perspective. Additionally, she completed an editorial apprenticeship at Elephant Journal. In addition, as a writer she has had articles published at Elephant Journal, Productive Muslim, and FUTUREtakes, where she also served on their international editorial board. She currently is an editor and leads the translation team at Rose+Croix Journal, an international, interdisciplinary, transdisciplinary, peer-reviewed online journal that focuses on topics that relate to the sciences, history, the arts, mysticism and spirituality.

Jeanie Ruland Matteson

Jeanie Ruland Matteson, RSMT, MA-MT, RYT is a registered movement therapist with ISMETA the International Somatic Movement and Expressive Therapy Association. She has a Master of arts degree in Music Therapy and a certificate in Expressive Arts from Immaculata University. She is also a registered yoga teacher with Yoga Alliance, a certified Shake Your Soul® Teacher and Reiki Master teacher in three lineages of Reiki. In her classes she mindfully teaches moving to your level and being present with your body’s wisdom and unique expression. She emphasizes freedom of movement with no right or wrong, nothing to learn, and nothing to memorize! Jeanie loves sharing the joy of movement and dance helping her students connect to the rhythm of music, innate body movements and self-expression.

Stephanie Phillips Markstein

Stephanie Phillips Markstein, 500 RYT, has been teaching yoga since 2005. She received her 200 hour Yoga Alliance certification through The Spirit of Yoga in the fall of 2004. She completed her 500 hour RYT certification in 2008, again at the Spirit of Yoga. Stephanie has also studied with Beryl Bender Birch, Edward Clark, and Simon Park. Her passion is Ashtanga yoga, but she enjoys practicing and teaching many other styles. Stephanie is also a singer-songwriter-guitarist and local political activist.

Kristin J. Roosevelt

Kristin J. Roosevelt, R.Y.T, completed her certification at the Spirit of Yoga during the 2004-2005 Teacher Training Program. She has been practicing yoga since 1998 and has attended Beryl Bender Birch Ashtanga workshops and a retreat at Pura Vida in Costa Rica. She has practiced various styles of Yoga including Ashtanga, Baptiste, Forrest Yoga, and Tri-Yoga. Her foundation is in Ashtanga Yoga, but she does enjoy teaching various styles of Yoga including flow classes. Kristin has been an athlete playing lacrosse and running cross-county and marathons. Her love and practice of yoga has transformed her life physically, mentally, and spiritually and she hopes to share these experiences with her students.

Sarah Rogers

Sarah first learned about yoga from her mom and began practicing formally in 1999. She received her 200 hour Hatha Yoga Certification from The Spirit of Yoga in January 2007 where she learned about various styles including Forrest, Ashtanga, Kripalu, Baptiste, Iyengar, Kundalini, and Prenatal yoga. In 2010, Sarah spent four months volunteering at The Kripalu Center for Yoga and Health as the Guest Yoga Team volunteer where she coordinated, taught, and assisted classes. She has much gratitude for all of her teachers and brings a calm, soothing presence to her yoga and meditation classes. She is interested in teaching her students to cultivate not only improved physical health but also an inner stillness and a tranquil spirit through their yoga practice both on and off the mat.

Visiting & Guest Instructors

Ahmed of OnPixel

Enjoying the new artwork in our hallway?

We are excited to announce that professional photographer Ahmed of OnPixel Studio will be sharing an office with In Harmony. The Spirit of Yoga has begun to feature his beautiful work in the hall and common spaces. All of the pieces are for sale.

For more information about the photographer, please see the bulletin board outside of In Harmony. He will be scheduling appointments for yoga, family, and business portraits later this spring.

Marilupe de la Calla

I’m Marilupe, and I’m glad you’re here today. I am a Mexican mom living in the US with my husband and my two amazing girls.I feel fortunate that I get to share this gem I found called Parenting by Connection with you. This approach connected me to my girls in ways I had only dreamed before I had them. I used to say, “I want my (future) children to know -in every neuron, and every cell- that I am there, TRULY there for them. No matter what.”

Then, my incredibly passionate and strong girl was born. And so were my fears, and isolation, and overwhelm. I found myself reacting, yelling in anger and crying myself to sleep thinking, “How in the world am I going to help this child?”

Little did I know that my upbringing as the youngest child in a very large family, in which death and emotional repression were present, would make it very hard for me to parent in the balanced, calm way that my girl needed. And the strong social expectations I faced to make my baby stop crying only added to the stress. She. Just. Wouldn’t. And I felt like I was failing her. The toddler years were no easier. And then I discovered it. And the adventure began. I started using the tools I learned from Hand in Hand and a spark appeared in her eye. A spark I had never seen before. Suddenly, there was now room for giggles. And for tears. For her growth, and for mine. For healing. For flexibility and relaxed muscle tone. For facing fears, for conquering sibling rivalry and finally, for an embrace in which I could FEEL her as mine. So I invite you to explore it in your family, and to be amazed by where it takes you. Yes, this approach might get messy. And hard. Because parenting CAN be hard. But using it gives me support, and tools, and hope. I wouldn’t have it any other way. Want to join me?

Mitch Goldfarb is a Professor at West Chester University in the Kinesiology Department. He received the “Honors Outstanding Faculty Award” from WCU's Honors College. Mitch's studies of Tai Chi and Push Hands include work with Grandmaster Maggie Newman (New York), Grandmaster Ed Young (New York), Grandmaster Benjamin Lo (California), Grandmaster Dr. Tao Ping-Sang (Taiwan), Grandmaster William C. C. Chen (New York) and Jano Cohen (The Bridge - Narberth, PA). All the Grandmasters were life students of Professor Cheng Man-ch'ing, the person responsible for developing the most popular form of Tai Chi. In addition to Tai Chi, Mitch is certified as a Reiki Master and Instructor.

Professor Goldfarb continues to lead Corporate Wellness Programs in the business community. Previous programs include work with Allstate Insurance, Universalist Unitarian Ministers Association, Heartland Hospice, Coatesville VA Hospital, Temenos Retreat Center, MEDecision, the County of Chester, and others. Mitch has been actively involved in writing and producing healing and meditation CDs, including several for Dr. Deepak Chopra. For information about group or private Tai Chi lessons, please contact Mitch via email at mitch@mitchgoldfarb.com or by phone at 610-873-1923. To learn more about Tai Chi please visit: http://www.mitchgoldfarb.com/taichiarts/

Mariko Nozaka

My name is Mariko Nozaka. Both of my parents are Japanese and they moved to Mexico after they got married. I was born and raised in Mexico. My husband is German. I speak Spanish, Japanese, German and English. I have lived in Mexico, Canada, Japan, Germany and USA. My husband and I have lived in USA for almost 10 years. We have two sons, three and six years old. We are trying to raise them as trilingual (Spanish, German and English). I hold a Masters Degree in Intercultural Communication from Germany. I worked in Germany as a trainer in Language and Intercultural Awareness. I currently teach Spanish at various preschools and give bilingual story times at a local library.

As a working mother, I know how hard it is for us to find time to do something we enjoy as we often put aside our needs and make our children our top priority. These classes are a way where you can combine a hobby, such as learning Spanish, and your children learn Spanish through music and fun-filled activities. I love teaching Spanish to children and adults and that is why I decided to do this Mommy and Me class. I love to see children having fun with their mommies learning something new together. It is a pleasure to see that this beautiful activity such as learning a new language is a wonderful bonding activity for mommies and children.

Sherry Rubin

Sherry Rubin, LCSW, ERYT, has been practicing and studying both psychotherapy and yoga for over thirty years. She became a Certified Yoga Instructor in 1999 after her studies at the Yoga Lifestyle Center. She has received additional training in Mindfulness Yoga with Frank Jude Boccio, and Life Force Yoga® to Manage Moods with Amy Weintraub, for whom Sherry has been a teaching assistant for the past five years. She has also completed 85 hours of study with Richard Miller in iRest® Yoga Nidra and has been certified by Jennifer Reis in Deep Sleep Yoga Nidra. It gives her great pleasure to share the powerfully healing, restorative and balancing practices of Yoga Nidra and LifeForce Yoga®. Visit pathtoconnection.com for more information.

Liz Wanner

Liz Wanner is a professional level certified Kripalu yoga teacher, Meditation Instructor, Phoenix Rising Yoga Therapist, Qigong Instructor, and Reiki Master with over 22 years ofteaching experience. Liz has been an active meditator since the late 1980’s. She has studied extensively the meditation teachings of Swami Kripalu, Swami Muktananda,Eckhart Tolle,Jon Kabat-Zinn, and Dr. Rodger Jahnke. Liz teaches meditation in a way that is accessible, easy, and doable by all.